KIT LOTUS
Volume 5 Issue 2 April 2012
They don’t come rarer than this and if
you are a serious Lotus collector, you
just have to have it
In this issue of Kit Lotus
Editorial
Tamiya 107B
Berlin built Exige
Focus the collectors
Race Retro show report
903 PMT
2012 Indy Car
2012 Formula One
Spark
Bits and pieces
Editorial
Welcome to issue 2 of Volume 5, the start of spring so
the winter model building season is probably coming to
an end but the Kit Lotus story continues. No doubt you
are switching thoughts to higher temperatures and
getting next season’s kits painted in anticipation, but
here at Kit Lotus, our thoughts are to inspire you with
another set of articles from the world of Lotus models
interspersed with news of the big stuff.
The first of our meet the modeller articles features Jim
Marsden from Bolder, Colorado. Jim is a regular
contributor to Kit Lotus and often the font of all
knowledge. His collection of model Lotus is one of the
largest in the world and his enthusiasm for Lotus even
bigger , so a most fitting start for this globe trotting
article. Finland and Spain are just two of the planned
destinations. Where there is a model Lotus, there is a
Both Formula One and Indy Car seasons kicked off since the
last issue of Kit Lotus promising interesting results. Not since
Belgium in 1993 has Lotus put any points on the F1
championship scoreboard and now the prospect of podium
finishes from the new team is a distinct possibility. Memories
of Ronnie Peterson are stirred with the arrival of Kimi
Räikkönen who has thus far demonstrated similar
determined traits as our Superswede. If Romain Grosjean
can settle into some mature drives, his rapidity will almost
certainly translate to success. The best of luck from all Kit
Lotus members.
In Indy Car, no fewer than five teams have chosen Lotus
power units for the 2012 season. Very much the new kid on
the block, Lotus powered cars were at the wrong end of the
grid for the first race but with some development time that
could easily change. Lets wish it does and every success to
the Lotus powered teams.
The fascination with race car transporters continues with the release by SMTS
of the Team Lotus Ford Thames 400E,
a very nice kit joining an illustrious list
of Lotus haulers on the market today. It
is easy to forget that glory on the track
comes only by hard work often by
unsung heroes who ensure that the car
gets to the grid. These transporters
have become heroes in their own right
such are the tales of hardship for long
s u f f eri n g mec h an i c s a n d th e
improvisation they had to find to make
sure Lotus cars circulated Europe
during the racing seasons.
collector!
Continuing with the international theme,
Henning Bellmann from Berlin describes his need for a
1:43 model Exige before it was available from Spark,
continuing with the tradition of Kit Lotus members who
build their own stuff. It never ceases to amaze me the
ingenuity that comes out of articles from members and
readers and the willingness to share their experiences.
I’ve included the picture (borrowed from CTL) of the
recently restored Lotus Eleven Sports which was owned
by Colin Chapman because it epitomises all that is Lotus
The car was being restored when Kit Lotus first visited
CTL on a works tour in 2009 by Bob Dance & his team.
Just like a modeller creating a scale replica, Bob has
lovingly restored this car from a virtual wreck like other
historic Lotus and you can almost sense the need to
bring the car back to the attention of all Lotus followers.
What a tribute to his work it would be if a model maker
saw the opportunity to produce a replica?
The SMTS Kit replicates a truck with a
colourful history starting life as a
1500cc Van stretched by lotus mechanics with five feet
welded in. It had a Zephyr straight six 2553cc engine mated
to an Alvis 25 Gearbox but still on occasion, the mechanics
had to get out and push on steeper hills.
Race Retro came and went, with the Lotus content extracted
and described, one day the organisers will seize the
opportunity to make Lotus the feature marque, when they
do, attendance will increase even further than now. Even so,
there is always something Lotus to keep us interested.
News of recent and future Lotus model releases finish off
this issue, with wish lists getting ever longer. If like me you
can’t keep up with the amount of new releases, try a fresh
look at that stack of models you still have to build.
Remember the thrill when you finally added them to your
collection? Perhaps now is the time to get stuck in. I enjoyed
building the 107B (inside) and I can’t even remember when
and where I bought it from. Whatever it is you do build, don’t
forget to share the result with Kit Lotus.
Granny’s patchwork quilt and the cat
A couple of issues ago I bemoaned the time and effort it
was taking to get the decal set down on the Tamiya 1:20
Lotus 107B. Well, nothing changed throughout the build. I
had already decided to paint some of the coloured area on
this erstwhile white kit leaving me with ’small change’ from
decal currency by spraying the front wing assembly with
Racing Green. As it turned out it was a good move.
to the rescue. The inlet cover also received the carbon fibre
treatment as did the inside of the cockpit , the insides of
the rear wing end plates and the lower rear wing.
A feature from Tamiya is a moulded harness arrangement
as part of the drivers seat which looks a bit naff so a
The build was straightforward enough and once I got to that
part, I enjoyed it no end.
Coming from an era when telemetry and the collection of
telemetry was in the formula one ascendency, this car, like
others had more aerials than the Cat Detector Van featured
in Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The kit contained two of the
stubby rubber items and I added a couple of receiving
antennae made from thin wire that would otherwise be
missing from the front of the car.
Back to those decals - I had contemplated buying a new set
of aftermarket colours but decided against it, trusting the
state of the original Tamiyas to come good. Whoops!
Mistake! My grandmother was a dab hand at patchwork
quilts so it was a good job I had inherited a little of her
patience as the decals fell apart. Getting them on took
forever and isn’t perfect, then when they were on they went
very brittle very quickly, which is where the ‘small change’
came in. I had to use the colours from the unused decals to
patch the main colours. The racing green in particular
seemed very vulnerable.
Lots of Microsol and Microset helped get the decals down
but they also contribute to the brittleness when the decal
has dried. A clear cover coat at the end of it is a good idea.
I was pleased with the Tamiya Park Green I used to spray
the top of the engine cover, Tamiya masking film helped
achieve a clean edge.
Lots of time was used up covering the floor pan with carbon
fibre decal I got from Hiroboy, here again Microsol came
rummage in the spare box was called for.
Using the remnants of a set of 1:20 AcuStion seat belt
buckles and red fabric from a Model Factory Hiro kit gave
me enough bits to create a much better Sabelt harness
replica.
Wheel and tyre decals were much better behaved and all
that was needed was another dose of my grandmother’s
patience. You can see the end result, blemishes, patchwork
and all , hopefully you can also see the determination which
went into the conflict with the elderly decals. The end product another Lotus in the cabinet and a result I am happy
with. This must be the most complex Lotus decal set ranking just above the 107 unless you can tell me differently.
Like any Lotus, the 107B turned out a smart kit, but then
I’m biased.
Henning Lotus Exige
By Henning By Henning Bellman—Berlin
Back in a time where there was no Exige model from Spark I
decided to build my own, partly by scratch using a Provence
Moulage Elise MkI kit as the donor car. The Provence kit does
not have perfect propositions but it is nicely made and finely
cast and, with resin as the main material modifications are
relatively easy. In the first step I made the modifications to the
body with al of putty and some plastic sheets.
The next job was the motor. You can see it through the rear window
and I felt there was no alternative for just a black panel in the engine
bay. An engine had to be made and as there are no parts for an
engine in the Provence Moulage kit. I had to build it completely from
scratch.
The modifications to the interior were very easy. I added the safety
belts and the Exige writing on the floor. All decals were made with a
laser printer on decal foil. Today there are better options but the
decals I used were all only black and for that case the laser printer is
The most difficult part was making the roof. But also the front
and the rear end of the car had to be formed completely new. I
tried to bring out all air scoops in the body and made a new
engine bay. The rear spoiler and the scoop of the engine
bonnet were made of plastic sheet . After a lot of filing and
sanding the body was ready to be painted with filler . It was the
first time that I could imagine what the model will look like and
it seemed to be good work.
better than needed. The end result is shown below, an Exige in my
collection before Spark, I hope you like it.
HB
Note from the editor: apologies for the photography, Adobe didn’t
quite work for me this time but congratulations to Henning for a
remarkable job.
New Arrivals
I was a young engineering apprentice just about to pass his
driving test when the Lotus 72 hit the world and stunned the old
guard. It looked just amazing! Chapman had done it again. Since
then I have had several model replicas including two Tamiya 1:12
examples, several corgi, a obscure Italian version long since gone
and a brace of SRC white metal kits in 1:43 scale. For my 50th
birthday, my son presented me with the AMD 1:20 version of the
John Player 72.
SMTS 400E Transporter
This one is the stuff of Lotus legend, underpowered,
overloaded seems to be its potted history, typical of the
I’ve always wanted a bigger scale Gold Leaf example and so when
I heard Ebbro were branching out into plastic models, I decide to
pre-order one from Grand Prix Models and look forward to the
predicted release date.
I’m a little apprehensive ordering stuff price unknown but was
pleasantly surprised when catching up on the GPM website. The
cost (with pre-order discount) is below £45.
I was following up the information coming out of the Nuremberg
Toy Fair and the news that Ebbro have placed a Rob Walker /
Graham Hill 72 on the release list, coupled with the announced
price might just tempt me to indulge a second time with a pre
order. The kit looks very detailed and this particular version must
be a SPA or Monza version shorn of most aerodynamic
appendages apart from a rear wing running very flat.
workhorses used by Team Lotus in the early years and
represented here by SMTS and their long anticipated
transporter based on a modified Ford Thames 400E. I
have personal experience of the 400E from my childhood
when my father, who owned some grocery stores in the
sixties, brought home a brand new 400E van for the
business. It was in Old English white, all shiny and new
and I loved to ride in it with my Dad. A feature of the
Thames was the engine cover inside the van between the
front seats, a tempting but downright dangerous place to
sit, unrestrained, for a 10 year old.
Models in my vast collection of toy cars included a Corgi
version of the Dormobile conversion to the 400E in two
tone grey/maroon.
Mark at Grand Prix Models expect the Gold Leaf car in stock by
the end of March.
So, This latest Kit added to my collection is you could say,
a reincarnation of my youth. Keith and his team at SMTS
have once again produced a faithful replica. It is available
in kit form or built and it will be available with three
authentic Lotus 18s before long, now that will be a kit. My
version is the unladen one and the hunt is on to fill the
back.
Currently both Merrymeet Models and Grand Prix Models
have stock but hurry.
My kit arrived promptly from SMTS . The casting is every
bit as good as other SMTS products with very little in the
way of flash to remove. A session with the wire wool will
soon have this ready for painting, can’t wait to get started.
As you would expect, SMTS have done a really nice job of the
castings with quite some thought going into how the cab
assembly will be constructed and at the same time having
enough location to fix to the rear section. Itself a huge piece of
white metal without any distortion or signs of temperature
change in the mould. No easy feat, well done SMTS.
The transporter was used by Lotus to carry their 12s and
16s but was modified in 1961 to carry three 18s with just
one support vehicle. The Lotus mechanics fitted a more
powerful Zodiac straight six engine of 2553cc. They also
modified the truck with the equipment lockers and no
doubt had many an escapade to and from the race
meetings.
Focus on the Collectors - Jim Marsden
The first in our series of Focus on the Collector features
Jim Marsden of Boulder Colorado. Jim has been with us
from day one and subscribed immediately he saw the
first eBay ad for the magazine. I remember his comments
clearly, liking the idea and wishing me well with the
venture but adding the caveat that he would not hold it
against me if issue two never materialised. The fact that I
had Jim’s support and the support of many other Lotus
enthusiasts, helped spur the efforts and here we are four
years later, and here also, is Jim. This is also the reason
why a pedal car adorns the front of Kit Lotus.
Q. Did that coincide with collecting Lotus Models?
A. I began collecting "mid-engined car" models after buying
the Europa. I had built airplane models before then.
Q. Do you have a preference for diecast or for kits?
Not something you expect to come across in the merchandising area of a grand prix but this superb condition 1968
Pines pedal car did just that. Peg Perego were the manufacturers in Italy, imported to the US by Pines of Fort
Wayne Indiana and by Mobo in UK.
A. Not really, but my building scales are less than average.
If it's a Lotus model or "allied" (see below), I try to get it.
Q. Do you have a favourite brand either diecast or kit?
A. Tamiya, SMTS, SRC, Provence Moulage, Axel'R and RD
Marmande have supported the collection, marque, and my
respect.
Q. How big is your Lotus collection and do you collect other
models?
A. Around 1,500 "Lotus/Lotus allied" (Lotus-powered/
engineered/constructed/replicated, transporters, figurines,
dioramas, etc.). I collected about 5,000 others/ all scales
(mostly diecast) and have been selling them off since 2000.
Q. What is your favourite Lotus model car and why?
Q. When did you first become a Lotus enthusiast?
A. As I described in my recent column, it was when I first
saw them race in the fifties at the Lowry Air Force Base in
Denver.
Q. What was the biggest influence that drew you into
Lotus?
A. After graduating from college in 1968 I bought my
Europa because it synthesized art & engineering (plus, it
was cheaper than an Elan or E-Type coupe) and I had
encountered a couple of S1s during my college years
A. My BRG Pines (Italy) Mk. 25-Climax pedal car/Clark,
sitting atop an amoire, gets a salute to him and the marque
every day. I got it and its box at the inaugural USGP at
Indianapolis in 2000. Two others include an R.A.E. Mk18Climax #20/1st Monaco'60-Moss (1st GP win for Lotus) and
a PMA Minichamps Type 97T-Ford #12/'85-Senna, both in
1:8 scale. All three are large enough to see with my old eyes
and represent three of the best drivers in history! Also, my
Artsy Parts like the 1:43 crude, scratch-builts of Raymond
Dauffaure ("RD Marmande").
Next issue we travel to Helsinki in Finland to focus on the
collector
Race Retro 2012
It’s February so time to get over to Stoneleigh Park near
Coventry for Race Retro—the International Historic Motorsports Show. Each year has a theme or two, this year the
headline marque was Porsche celebrating 60 years in
motorsport and Honda Motorcycles celebrating 30 years
in the field of motorcycle sport. It isn’t uncommon at this
show that the headline looks good on the pre event promo stuff but doesn’t seem to be so organised once the
show opens. You wouldn’t think that Porsche was the
headline unless you read it. So far, Lotus have never
been the headline marque but what a show that would
be?
Nevertheless, there is always some Lotus content. Several significant motoring subjects celebrate 50 years this
year including our very own Lotus Elan. It is 50 years
since BRM and Graham Hill won the Formula One World
Championship and the restored F1 BRM transporter was
on display but lurking in the same ‘paddock’ was another
50 year old it’s career overshadowed by one golden jubilee subject in particular. I am referring to the Lotus 24,
born in 1962 but eclipsed by the Lotus 25.
An immaculate BRP Coventry Climax powered version
was featured, driven by both Innes Ireland and Masten
Gregory.
It is the norm that visitors to Race Retro have to stumble
across any Lotus exhibit, either as a feature or as co-star
to heighten interest in a product or service. One interesting stand was run by the historic 1000cc formula three
association. Two genuine historic Lotus formula junior
cars formed the centre piece. A Jim Russell Lotus 31
resplendent in a bright vermillion and a Charles Lucas—
Team Lotus , Lotus 41, both cars were immaculately
turned out.
A Race Retro regular is the works Lotus Sunbeam rally
car exhibited by the owners club.
Just a little younger than 50 is the Lotus Cortina and nicely
represented with a genuine Jim Clark example
166 RUR , reputedly up for sale at a cool quarter of a million, this car was receiving lots of interest. Carrying the decals of the English Ford Line, the car was one of the Lotus
Cortina Team raced in America and looked after by Bob
Dance, who as luck had it, was visiting the show and took
the time to chat.
The autojumble section is always a must see and it includes
many regulars. Lotus model and book memorabilia has a
dearth of bargains lately with very few kits on sale. Lots of
diecasts ranging from the battered to the brand new. Best
bargain I saw was a 1:43 Grand Prix Legends Lotus 49B
from 1968 for a tenner. Plenty of books and old issues of
Motorsport but few sensible prices –before any haggling
that is. The only purchase was a spare set of Tamiya 1:20
seat belts and a copy of Peter Warr’s biography so quite a
cheap show this time.
Race Retro continued…………..
We had tried to tempt the organisers into having Kit Lotus
on display through the generosity of Steve Griffith who
kindly offered his full size Lotus 101 driven by Piquet and
Nakajima to put on a Kit Lotus exhibition alongside our
scale models.
The organisers showed not a shred of interest, yet they
must have an interest in model car displays as the South
Hants Model Auto Club, an ever present exhibitor at Race
Retro were there. We had an interesting chat with their
Chairman Rodney Fox who told us about the club and
showed us round the hundreds of 1:43 scale models built
Model Factory Hiro are ramping up the 1:12 big
scale output with yet another Lotus . Hot on the
heels of the Lotus 77 transkit (for the Tamiya
78) and the full detail Lotus 79 Kit. MFH are
producing a Lotus 72E transkit for the Tamiya
72D.
Ronnie Peterson’s 1974 Monaco winner is the
subject
and displayed by club members. Sadly, only a handful of
Lotus models (see the handful of Elans opposite) but……..
Rodney went on the explain that the club had been in existence since 1981 and has around 40 members. Who
like Kit Lotus members, follow a wide choice of subjects,
they meet every second Monday at The Shoe Inn, Plaitford
on the A36 Salisbury road from 7.30 to 10.00 pm.
The South Hants Model Auto Club caters for all tastes not
just model builders, they have diecast collectors and slot
car enthusiasts amongst their midst but they offer sound
advice to collectors about establishing your theme so that
the expense doesn’t run away from you. Their display contained an amazing array of Le Mans winners and a very
nice Ferrari 250 GTO also celebrating its fiftieth birthday
this year.
So that was that for Race Retro 2012. The subject matter
is so varied there is something for everyone and I fully
intend to visit next year, maybe as an exhibitor if I can cut
a deal. Whatever, I live in hope there are more Lotus
subjects.
Truescale Miniatures are one of the current diecast
makers turning out some stunning replicas.
Scheduled for quarter 4 of 2012 is a 1:18 scale
Lotus 78 which judging by the other products out this
stable, will make it something very special.
On pre order at the Truescale website for $195. I
couldn’t resist looking back to September 2008
when I reported the Exoto Lotus 78 on pre-order at
considerably more money. A look at the Exoto website shows it never happened and is still on pre-order.
A 1:43 Lotus 76 is another Truescale model due out
in quarter 2 of 2012.
News from Spark and others
As always, Spark are the most prolific manufacturers
at the moment with quite a Lotus list due to hit shops
around June this year. As always, they appeal to
enthusiasts with a range of options that far exceeds
the normal.
The second part of the Lotus air force with Colin
Chapman’s twin engine Cessna is a highlight.
Next on the list is the Lotus 40 from Brands Hatch in
1965, another story of what might have been but
enigmatic nonetheless.
Spark have a knack of eaking out the marketing
potential of any of their models and the Julian Bailey
Lotus 102B is no exception. His 1991 San Marino GP
version is depicted. Quick on the heels of that is the
Martini version of the Lotus 79 from 1979 and the
subject is the Argentine GP runner up driven by Carlos Reutemann.
Slightly ahead of the June onslaught are two other
interesting Lotus 1:43 from Spark, they include the
Lotus Elan S4 Hexagon Estate and an Evora Hybrid
Lotus Indycar 2012
The 2012 Indy Car season kicked off on March 25th
with St Petersburg Grand Prix (Florida).
Lotus power is one of the three engine choices this
year with Lotus very much the rookie outfit being the
last of the three engines to make the grid. Honda and
Chevrolet both tested well before the Judd
engineered Lotus fired up.
Also using Lotus power for the 2012 season are the Team
Barracuda outfit whose driver line up includes Alex Tagliani a
French Canadian veteran of Champ Car, Nascar and
Canadian Stock Car. He faired best of the Lotus contingent
posting a 15th place.
The other female Lotus pilot is Simona De Silvestro, running
in the HVM racing car. A native of Switzerland who raced as
Pictured ( copyright Lotus
Dreyer & Reinbold
Racing) is Oriol Servais
who finished in a
respectable 16th place in
the season opener on the
road racing circuit of St
Petersburg.
Lotus also boast both of
only two female drivers in
their line up for this years
Indy Car series. Brit
Katherine Legge
(pictured), is a veteran of
Champ Car and the only
female ever to lead a
race in that series. Her
sponsor True Car signed
up with Lotus Dragon
Racing although a lack of
testing saw her parked
an Italian because motor racing was banned in Switzerland
Simona is nicknamed Swiss Miss . Unfortunately, Simona also
posted a DNF in Florida but the team are encouraged by the
other Lotus teams reliability and look forward to making progress throughout the season.
So, congratulations to all of the Lotus drivers for their efforts
in the first appearance of a Lotus engine powering Indy Car
racers.
off the circuit in 23rd position at St Petersburg.
Alongside Katherine in the Lotus Dragon Racing
Team is Sebastian Bourdais. Sebastian won four
Champ Car World Series titles between 2004 and
2007 before making the change to Formula One
alongside Vettel in the Red Bull Toro Rosso team for
2008 and 2009. he couldn’t translate his Champ Car
form to F1and returned to Indycar. 20th Place at St
Petersburg was his first shot under a Lotus banner.
Next weekend sees the return to the Picturesque Barber
Motorsports Centre road circuit in Birmingham Alabaman for
the Honda Grand prix of Alabama.
Barber is the home of one of the largest collections of classic
and historic Lotus cars in the world.
An interesting season in prospect with the intended return of
Jean Alesi to the cockpit for the Indy 500 – assuming he can
qualify— makes this series one to follow.
Lotus Formula One - 2012
Photographs copyright Lotus F1 team
FASTEST TIMES, DAY ONE
TESTING, Jerez
1. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Lotus-Renault - 1:19.670
2. Paul di Resta (GB) Force India-Mercedes - 1:19.772
3. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes - 1:20.219*
4. Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault - 1:20.496
5. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Toro Rosso-Ferrari - 1:20.496
6. Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes - 1:20.794*
7. Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Sauber-Ferrari - 1:21.353
8. Jenson Button (GB) McLaren-Mercedes - 1:21.530
9. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari - 1:22.815
10. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Caterham-Renault - 1:23.178
11. Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams-
The launch. And more relevance on the news after
two Grands Prix with Lotus recording its first
championship points since 1993. Two excellent
qualifying results for new boy Roman Grosjean not
translated into race finishes through a lack of
experience plus, two solid finishes by the old hand
Ice Man Kimi Räikkönen have put Lotus firmly in
Renault - 1:23.371
Pedro de la Rosa (Spa) HRT-Cosworth.
I couldn’t resist putting this table of Formula
One testing times in the magazine. How long
since we last saw a Lotus heading the line?
Ok so it is only day one of a long hard season
and most of the big boys weren’t 100%, but
even so, it couldn’t have happened in 2010
or 2011 and it looks good for a change.
The last issue of Kit Lotus was five days before the launch of the E20, Lotus Renault
Formula One challenger for 2012, some eight
weeks later much has happened making little
point of reporting on it again.
Contention for a decent season.
Another plus for the Formula One
model collector is the very different
style of the
cars themselves.
Latest regulations dictate the step
in the nose and as these shots
suggest, hardly an improvement
especially at this angle. At least it
will be easy to spot the latest from
the previous.
Who will be the first? It ‘s the usual
question but with Minichamps
tooled for the previous
Lotus
Renault don’t bet against them for
1:43, for bigger scale Monopost
might be the boys.
Bits and pieces
Model Factory Hiro Lotus BRM 43 appetite whetting stuff
An appeal for information came into the Kit Lotus inbox about
the late Ken Nolton’s Roadrace Replicas. A retired Optician ,
Ken made these amazing little creations from dental plaster.
Originally he made models in 1/200th scale for a motor racing board game but enthusiasts soon clamoured for bigger
versions.
Latest Joe Honda photographic epic from MFH
Keith at SMTS told Kit Lotus that he has re-tooled
their Lotus 25 and Lotus 33 models, so look out soon
for both of these sporting greater detail and removable panels.
Set to compete against some of the recent super detail kits from continental makers, both the 25 and the
33 will be significant additions to the SMTS range.
The pound coin tells the story of size and this is the bigger
version! Ken did make a small number of 1:43 models but an
astonishing number of the small scale, hand painted and not
just Lotus models originated from his tiny studio. A more detailed article is being prepared for the next issue.
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